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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1929
Page
3
The Corry Evening Journal shows publisher Arthur Golegrove and national advertising reps Red Kimball and Tribune Tower Chicago. It lists mailing and carrier rates, a yearly subscription price of five dollars, and carriers paid per copy with weekly charges. It notes post office eligibility and standard newspaper notices.
Connecticut Motor Commissioner Stoeckal argues for calmness at intersections to save seconds and reduce risky behavior. He says driving with calmness beats rushing and crowding others, noting most bad driving stems from bad nerves and a hurry mentality.
In a discussion of flowers, Edison names heliotrope and galdenrod as favorites for sentiment and practical use. He highlights goldenrod as a notable autumn beauty with an untapped commercial value, noting years of effort to develop it as a temperate farm crop to bolster national independence.
A fragment from a vintage page showcases a quiz titled Game of Correct English by W L Gordon. It lists exercises on grammar pronunciation and spelling with mixed readable garbled lines and an apparent answer key. The piece hints at a humorous tone about language mistakes and a trickier spelling misfits segment.
Answers cover who orations Gettysburg Speech by Lincoln, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level, the term omnibus origin, naturalized citizens becoming U.S. presidents, and the world’s highest waterfall with context from Longtelley and The French and Indian War.
In a rare architectural note, the Bank of England building is described as windowless except for openings high above the entrance, presenting a stark, fortress like exterior as described in the scanned text.
A faded puzzle note asks a man’s wife age at marriage from age ratios given as 3 to 5 and 8 to 4 after 48 years. The page also lists figures like George 90, John 40, Prank 60 and includes a garbled explanation with arithmetic steps and fractions.
The passage notes that Jackson’s informal group of supporters, called the kitchen cabinet, consisted entirely of men. It explains that with no formal cabinet restraint or opposing views, Andrew Jackson could act freely and faces of clashing minds were kept at bay.
Twenty years ago today the Curry Wall crowd swelled as observers from east to west gathered at the depot to view the hurricane wreckage near Cuba. Leo Graves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Graves, passed through an experience he will never forget aboard the Watd Ibip freighter. The seventy fourth annual session of the Trie conference of the Methodist Episcopal church was held at the First Mi church in Fredonia all week.
Nine youths aged 15 to 22 were taken into custody over several days in connection with burglaries spanning neighboring cities. Confessions show a wave of crime by first-time offenders influenced by bad company, plus parental neglect and lack of home discipline. Parents urged closer night-time supervision to prevent future incidents.
The writer reviews recent novels noting a surge of love story plots and finds Rosephine Herbert's Money for Love notably competent yet tainted by cheap sensationalism. Bright Intervals by Natty Hoyt is mocked for sensational sexualized content and cosmopolitan excess, with characters portrayed as morally dubious and the ending left unresolved.
A compact list of top fiction and general titles with authors and publishers. Highlights include Blair's Atle by Joseph de Freeman and The Dark Journey by Louise Minn, with prices ranging from two to four dollars. Other entries list Exwife and The Specialist among assorted works with varying publishers.
A bleak novel about a domineering mother forcing a marriage to a disreputable suitor. The reviewer notes relentless, striking characterizations and power, though some sections are near uncomfortably unpleasant. Continued discussion appears on page Sb.
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